| Macropodinae | |
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| Wallabia bicolor | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Macropodinae Gray, 1821 |
| Genera | |
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Macropodinae is asubfamily ofmarsupials in the familyMacropodidae, which includes thekangaroos,wallabies, and related species. The subfamily includes about tengenera and at least 51species. It includes all living members of the Macropodidae except for thebanded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus), the only surviving member of the subfamilyLagostrophinae.[1]
Macropodinae includes the following genera:[1]
Different common names are used for macropodines, including "wallaby" and "kangaroo", with the distinction sometimes based exclusively on size. In addition to the well-known kangaroos, the subfamily includes other specialized groups, such as the arboreal tree-kangaroos (Dendrolagus), which have body masses between 4 and 13 kg, and a relatively long prehensile tail.[2]
Measurements of dental macrowear andmolarcoronal height suggests that macropodins experienced a majorevolutionary radiation during the middle of thePlioceneepoch, most likely in response to the substantialgrassland expansion occurring then.[3]
